The Best Protected Website Builder in 2027: Which Platform Keeps Your Site Truly Safe [Ranked & Scored]
A consumer ranking names Wix and Shopify the best-protected hosted website builders for 2027.
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15 articles · newest firstInternet Infrastructure Services Empower Deepfake Abuse, New Study Finds
Researchers found Cloudflare, Google, Namecheap, WordPress, and Proton supporting 88 non-consensual AI imagery sites.
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Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg named a new board after directors failed to sideline him.
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WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release
WordPress 7.1.1 ships 11 security fixes including unauthenticated stored XSS in wpautop(), path traversal, and theme installation flaws; update immediately.
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Automattic execs signed reciprocal severance deals in Mullenweg absence
Automattic CFO Mark Davies and CLO Andy Missan signed reciprocal severance deals worth $8.15 million during Matt Mullenweg's 33-hour ouster before being fired.
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Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control'
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says he is back in control of the company 48 hours after the board placed him on leave.
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Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he's back in control after ouster
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg says via Slack he has regained CEO control days after the board ousted him and made CFO Mark Davies interim CEO.
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WordPress Uses AI to Stop Malicious Plugin Updates Before They Reach Millions of Websites
WordPress.org now auto-blocks plugin updates flagged by AI review after a backdoor incident, adding a supply-chain gate for millions of sites.
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WordPress adds automated security checks to block risky plugin releases
WordPress.org now automatically security-reviews every plugin release and blocks high-risk updates before distribution to millions of sites.
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Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence
Automattic's board voted to place CEO Matt Mullenweg on paid leave against his will, naming CFO Mark Davies interim CEO of WordPress's parent company.
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
Automattic's board placed CEO Matt Mullenweg on paid leave of absence, naming CFO Mark Davies interim CEO of the WordPress and Tumblr owner.
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404 Media
404 Media homepage roundup: WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg put on leave, first Take It Down Act sentence of 15 years, and DHS predictive policing revelations.
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Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Sites
Attackers are actively exploiting critical file-upload flaw CVE-2026-32475 in Elementor Pro, hacking WordPress sites; Defiant has blocked over 190,000 exploit attempts since patching.
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Elementor Pro RCE Flaw Under Active Attack
A critical Elementor Pro Forms module flaw allowing unauthenticated file uploads is under active attack against widely used WordPress sites.
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[webapps] WooCommerce 1.5.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
An unauthenticated arbitrary file upload exploit was released for a WooCommerce component version 1.5.0, risking site compromise.
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Related CVEs
by mentions- CVE-2026-324752%9.0Unauthenticated PHP File Upload (RCE) in Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin
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